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H.4.2

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
A p r i l 7, 1954
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES

The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks i n leading c i t i e s
shows the following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r t h e week ended March 31: Decreases of
$593 m i l l i o n i n holdings of Treasury b i l l s and # 9 3 m i l l i o n i n reserve balances
with Federal Reserve Banks; increases of $550 m i l l i o n i n balances with domestic
banks, $478 m i l l i o n i n United S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s , and $510 m i l l i o n i n demand d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d to domestic banks; and decreases of $1,513 m i l l i o n i n demand
deposits a d j u s t e d and $625 m i l l i o n i n borrowings.
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans decreased i n most d i s t r i c t s
and a t o t a l of $58 m i l l i o n a t a l l reporting member banks; t h e p r i n c i p a l changes
were decreases of $35 m i l l i o n i n New York City and $16 m i l l i o n i n the S t . Louis
D i s t r i c t , and an increase of $18 m i l l i o n in Chicago. Changes according to industry
appear i n another p r e s s r e l e a s e . Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s f o r purchasing or
carrying s e c u r i t i e s decreased $76 m i l l i o n . Loans t o banks decreased $372 m i l l i o n .
"Other" loans increased $25 m i l l i o n .
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s decreased $267 m i l l i o n i n Chicago, $92 m i l l i o n i n
New York City, $57 m i l l i o n i n the Kansas City D i s t r i c t , and by smaller amounts i n
a l l but one of t h e o t h e r d i s t r i c t s . Holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness decreased $111 m i l l i o n ; i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t the decrease was $127 m i l l i o n .
Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $46 m i l l i o n .
Demand deposits a d j u s t e d decreased i n most d i s t r i c t s ; the p r i n c i p a l decreases
were $1,149 m i l l i o n i n Chicago, $108 m i l l i o n i n the San Francisco D i s t r i c t , $98
m i l l i o n i n the Boston D i s t r i c t , and $72 m i l l i o n i n the Dallas D i s t r i c t .
Borrowings decreased $426 m i l l i o n i n New York City and $169 m i l l i o n i n the
Chicago D i s t r i c t .
A summary of a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of r e p o r t i n g member banks follows:
Mar.
31,
1954
„ „
ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

78,055
39,317
39,956
22,763

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks

30,850
2,076
2,737
4,649
21,388
7,888
13,990
884
2,992

1,758
847
6,522
241
7,825

Increase or
decrease since
Apr. 1,
Mar. 24,
1953
1954
( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
-1,192
449
449
58
-

+
+
-

+
—

-

+
-

+

76
27
5
372
25
759
593
ill
46
9
16
493
49
550

+1, 228
330
300
506
+
+
+
-

+

197
39
346
536
160

+1,,303
375
622
,201
-lj
+1,507
+ 255
48
+
1
+ 357

+
+

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s except Government
U. S . Government d e p o s i t s
Interbank demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings



51,812
20,113
4,027
10,538
1,227
161

-1.,513
—
1
4478
+ 510
2
625

+
10
+2,,026
99
+ 446
83
848

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN'LEADING CITIES, March 31', 195V
F e e L e r a 1 R e a e r v e D i s t r i. c t
Total
San
S t . IMinne- Kansas
P h i l a - Cleve- RichNew
All
Atlanta Chicago Louis1apolis City Dallas Francisco
Boston
land mond
delphia
York
Districts
( I n m i l l i o n s of do]Liars)
ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - net#
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r ' l loans
Loans t o brokers Mid d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or c a r r y i n g s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying
securities
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans
-U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Treasury n o t e s
U. S. bbads
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserves w i t h Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - n e t

78,055
39,317
22,763

3,498
1,837
1,072

24,396
13,224
8,713

3,075
1,671
912

5,630
2,451
1,355

3,117
1,402
648

2,940
1,287
772

10,632
4,459
2,918

2,529
1,355
727

1,357
685
346

3,070
1,345
835

3,307
1,902
1,294

14,504
7,699
3,171

1,758

27

1,374

40

69

20

16

140

14

2

5

11

40

847
6,522
241
7,825

24
314
9
427

328
862
168
2,006

25
162
10
559

6l
506
8
503

67
266
4
4l4

34
87
2
398

136
568
7
779

22
254
10
346

14
138
1
193

21
197
3
297

79
129
5
401

36
3,039
14
1,502

30,850
2,076
2,737
4,649
21,388
7,888
13,990
884
2,992
1,628

1,350
126
72
118
1,034
3U
523
63
119
93

8,520
776
509
848
6,387
2,652
5,211
194
412
633

1,053
81
95
86
791
351
530
47
129
67

2,616
135
272
450
1,759
563
980
87
157
84

1,486
111
166
218
991
229
507
73
181
6l

1,387
88
199
245
855
266
489
44
275
62

5,085
204
338
1,052
3,491
1,088
1,920
108
283
112

982
62
160
184
576
192
419
33
169
38

530 1,402
14
173
189
50
134
257
783
332
142
323
550
195
15
37
83
365
18
44

1,202
98
170
161
773
203
587
43
472
100

5,237
208
517
896
3,616
1,568
2,079
140
347
316

51,812
20,113
4,027

2,687 17,435
4,160
591
1,361
196

2,355
478
190

3,798
1,676
310

2,333
672
184

2,133
586
120

6,002
3,088
714

1,595
518
150

866
269
76

2,223
539
142

2,431
671
149

7,954
6,865
435

3,064
981
21
988
2,836

393
16
10
46
360

492
7
3
71
581

396
8
16
43
287

633
10
25
44
259

2,115
47
35
131
923

636
2
10
4o
237

296
4
8
26
123

839
2
11
28
282

868
12

514
110
14
423
1,071

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s except Government
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
I n t e r b a n k demand d e p o s i t s :
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

10,538
1,227
161
1,979
7,692

292
28
8
91
403

# I n d i v i d u a l loan items a r e r e p o r t e d g r o s s , i . e . , b e f o r e deduction of v a u l a t i o n r e s e r v e s .



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